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So what do you do when your emotional radar picks up on an unpleasant personality shift in a close friend? Out of nowhere, you are caught off guard when your girlfriend’s behavior takes on a bullying pattern and she becomes mean-spirited.

Last week I wrote about social wealth and having a strong network of supportive people in our lives. Intimate connections bolster mental and physical health and are associated with prosperity and happiness. These are connections that go beyond the networks you may have on Facebook, etc., but instead involve face-to-face contact, or at minimum, talking by phone.

It is not just love that matters when we marry later in life -- we also have to consider the financial ramifications. Rather than leave this to sort out after the honeymoon, it is less complicated -- and far less stressful -- to just address the matter straight away.